Metal alloys for medical devices
First Claim
1. A medical device at least partially formed of a metal alloy which improves the strength and radiopacity of the medical device, said metal alloy including at least about 95 weight percent of a solid solution of rhenium and molybdenum, said metal alloy including 40-55 weight percent rhenium and 45-60 weight percent molybdenum, said metal alloy including carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, said metal alloy having a nitrogen content of less than about 20 ppm, a carbon content of less than about 150 ppm, and an oxygen content of less than about 75 ppm, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of at least about 1:
- 1, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of less than about 50;
1, at least one region of said medical device including biological agent, polymer, micro-structure, or combinations thereof.
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Abstract
A medical device that is at least partially formed of a novel metal alloy, which novel metal alloy improves the physical properties of the medical device.
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44 Claims
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1. A medical device at least partially formed of a metal alloy which improves the strength and radiopacity of the medical device, said metal alloy including at least about 95 weight percent of a solid solution of rhenium and molybdenum, said metal alloy including 40-55 weight percent rhenium and 45-60 weight percent molybdenum, said metal alloy including carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, said metal alloy having a nitrogen content of less than about 20 ppm, a carbon content of less than about 150 ppm, and an oxygen content of less than about 75 ppm, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of at least about 1:
- 1, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of less than about 50;
1, at least one region of said medical device including biological agent, polymer, micro-structure, or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
- 1, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of less than about 50;
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40. A stent that is formed of at least about 80 weight percent of a metal alloy which improves the strength and ductility of the stent, said metal alloy including at least about 99.9 weight percent of a solid solution of rhenium and molybdenum, said metal alloy including carbon and oxygen and having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of at least about 1:
- 1 and less than about 50;
1, said metal alloy having an average yield strength of about 98-122 ksi and an average ultimate tensile strength of about 100-150 ksi, said metal alloy having an average grain size of about 6-9 ASTM, said metal alloy having an average tensile elongation of about 25-35%, at least one region of said medical device including biological agent, polymer, micro-structure, or combinations thereof, said medical device including by weight percent;
- View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
- 1 and less than about 50;
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44. A medical device at least partially formed of a metal alloy which improves the strength and radiopacity of the medical device, said metal alloy including at least about 95 weight percent of a solid solution of rhenium and molybdenum, said metal alloy including at least 40 weight percent rhenium and at least 40 weight percent molybdenum, said metal alloy including carbon, nitrogen and oxygen, said metal alloy having a nitrogen content of less than about 30 ppm, a carbon content of up to 200 ppm, and an oxygen content of up to 100 ppm, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of at least about 1:
- 1, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of less than about 50;
1, said metal alloy having an average yield strength of at least about 70 ksi and an average ultimate tensile strength of about 80-150 ksi, said metal alloy having an average grain size of over 5 ASTM, said metal alloy having an average tensile elongation of at least about 25%, at least one region of said medical device including biological agent, polymer, micro-structure, or combinations thereof.
- 1, said metal alloy having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of less than about 50;
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